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Mayor Sponsors Green Paper for Vulnerable Children Seminars
Thursday, 19 January 2012, 2:11 pm | Dunedin City Council
His Worship the Mayor of Dunedin, Dave Cull, is sponsoring free public attendance at the Dunedin seminar about the ‘Green Paper for Vulnerable Children’. More >>
Robert Burns Poetry Competition Winners Announced
Wednesday, 18 January 2012, 11:49 am | Dunedin City Council
Winners of the 2012 Robert Burns Poetry Competition have been announced, and they are ready to celebrate their success at the Dunedin City Library on Wednesday, 25 January – the birthday of the great Scottish bard. More >>
DCC Telephone System Failure
Monday, 16 January 2012, 4:17 pm | Dunedin City Council
The Dunedin City Council experienced a partial telephone system failure today. More >>
Wriggle & Rhyme Boost for Dunedin and Mosgiel
Monday, 16 January 2012, 1:01 pm | Dunedin City Council
Dunedin’s babies will get a boost of activity, thanks to free Wriggle & Rhyme: Active Movement for Early Learning sessions. Wriggle and Rhyme, for children from 0-2 years, will guide parents through different movement activities that they can ... More >>
Changes to the Building Act 2004 Come into Effect 1 March
Monday, 16 January 2012, 10:39 am | Dunedin City Council
From 1 March 2012, critical building work, known as Restricted Building Work, must be done by a Licensed Building Practitioner (LBP). This change is one of several that were made to the Building Act 2004 in 2007 to encourage better building design ... More >>
Dunedin Octagon: Please Keep Off The Grass!
Friday, 13 January 2012, 1:57 pm | Dunedin City Council
The upper Octagon is to be entirely fenced off for up to four weeks to allow the grass to recover. Due to the prolonged idyllic summer weather we have had in Dunedin, the grass in the upper Octagon has not recovered as quickly or as evenly as anticipated. More >>
Thieves’ Alley Market 2012 Will Be Bursting at the Seams
Tuesday, 20 December 2011, 12:49 pm | Dunedin City Council
On Saturday 11 February, Dunedin’s central city will be crammed with a diverse range of New Zealand made products and several thousand treasure hunters as the annual Thieves’ Alley Market Day kicks off. More >>
Saddle Hill Quarry
Monday, 19 December 2011, 4:56 pm | Dunedin City Council
There has been a mediation process between representatives for the Council and representatives for the owners and operators of the Saddle Hill Quarry. While progress was made in understanding the issues, a successful resolution has not be achieved. More >>
Dunedin: Spatial Plan Consultation Gets Extension
Friday, 25 November 2011, 12:45 pm | Dunedin City Council
Such has been the level of public interest in the DCC’s Draft Spatial Plan that the deadline for submissions has been extended into the new year and now closes on 13 January 2012. More >>
Proposed Transfer of Stadium to Dunedin Venues Limited
Wednesday, 23 November 2011, 1:38 pm | Dunedin City Council
With the completion of the Forsyth Barr Stadium, the Dunedin City Council proposes transferring the assets into Dunedin Venues Ltd, a company wholly owned by the Dunedin City Council. The management of the assets will continue to be carried out by Dunedin ... More >>
Dunedin Rocks!
Monday, 21 November 2011, 2:26 pm | Dunedin City Council
In 1999, Edinburgh-based sculptor Sylvia Stewart took a rock from the Water of Leith in Dunedin, New Zealand, transported it 12,000 miles to Edinburgh, carved it and then installed it as piece of public art on the quayside in Leith, Scotland. More >>
Notices served on Occupy Dunedin
Tuesday, 1 November 2011, 4:39 pm | Dunedin City Council
For 18 days now, since 15 October, Occupy Dunedin have maintained a 24 hour presence in Dunedin's Upper Octagon. This protest has precluded alternative public access to this space and is in contravention of the Council's ReservesBylaw and the Camping ... More >>
Cloth Nappy Workshops
Tuesday, 25 October 2011, 11:22 am | Dunedin City Council
As part of its Resource Recovery and Waste Minimisation Strategy, the DCC supports workshops by ‘the Nappy Lady’, Kate Meads. The next Nappy Lady Workshop in Dunedin is on Saturday, 5 November, from 10.30 – 12.30, in the Dunningham Suite, Dunedin ... More >>
Cruise Ship Season Begins
Tuesday, 11 October 2011, 12:47 pm | Dunedin City Council
Dunedin, 11 October 2011 - The first cruise ship of the season, the Sea Princess, is due this Thursday, 13 October. This year, Dunedin will welcome 84 cruise ships, with an expected total of 195,000 passengers and crew. More >>
Public transport and trains for Ireland V Italy...
Wednesday, 28 September 2011, 6:02 pm | Dunedin City Council
Services are running from both Mosgiel and Waitati this Sunday for those attending the Ireland v Italy match, and Council RWC 2011 Transport Co-ordinator Greg Sligo says early bookings are well on track to match the first Dunedin event. More >>
Murals Go Missing From Tahuna Park
Monday, 19 September 2011, 12:32 pm | Dunedin City Council
Dunedin (Monday, 19 September) - Keep Dunedin Beautiful Co-ordinator Darlene Thomson is appealing for anyone who may have information about two missing murals to contact her. The murals, from the hoarding that surrounded the Forsyth Barr Stadium during ... More >>
Church Bells Will Chime for Albatross
Wednesday, 14 September 2011, 12:38 pm | Dunedin City Council
At 1pm today, the bells of St Paul’s Cathedral and First Church of Otago will peal for half an hour to herald the arrival of the first adult Royal Albatross back to the breeding colony at Taiaroa Head. More >>
Celebrating Women’s Suffrage – A New Zealand First
Wednesday, 14 September 2011, 11:44 am | Dunedin City Council
On 19 September 1893, New Zealand became the first country in the world where women won the right to vote in national elections. More >>
The Economy, Culture And Design Of Cities: A Public Lecture
Wednesday, 14 September 2011, 9:23 am | Dunedin City Council
Dunedin (Wednesday, 14 September 2011) – The Dunedin City Council has invited Dr. John Montgomery, an urban planner, economist, author and managing director of Urban Cultures, UK to present a public lecture on the economy, culture and design of cities. More >>
Dunedin RWC 2011 Train Service Tweaked
Tuesday, 13 September 2011, 8:01 pm | Dunedin City Council
Dunedin (Tuesday, September 13) - Very light bookings for the Waitati to Dunedin train service for the upcoming two RWC 2011 matches has resulted in the decision this afternoon to cancel those two trips. More >>
